Baseball
Subtitle: a history of America's game
By: Benjamin G. Rader.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Illinois history of sports
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Urbana, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Baseball -- United States -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The fraternity and its game; title: A commercial spectacle; title: The first professional teams; title: The first professional leagues; title: The players' revolt; title: The great baseball war; title: Baseball's coming of age; title: The big fix; title: The age of Ruth; title: An age of dynasties; title: Baseball's great experiment; title: The last days of the old game; title: Baseball in trouble; title: The empowerment of the players; title: The demise of dynasties; title: A new era.